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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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